Dan
I have a 18 ft Lund with a 115 Honda. It is a year and a half old and for my
fishing needs I think it is great motor. My old 17 ft. smokercraft had a
Mariner 115 2 stroke.

I gave up a little speed out of the hole and about 5 mph on the top end, but
remember the Lund is a larger and heavier boat and the motor is also
heavier.

I gained an easier starting engine. It has started the first time from when
I was fishing in the low 20's this spring to the hot days of July on the
family vacation at the lake. the engine is VERY quite at idle or wide open.
When trolling, I can get down to 2.0 MPH ( according to my GPS, fish finder
says 1.5 MPH). I can pull my son up on his wakeboard with many horses to
spare. It is better than my old 115 2 stole on gas. If I am doing a lot of
trolling it is a lot better. If I am running wide open it is still better
but not by as much.

When I got the boat I had the choose between the Yamaha or the Honda 115. 4
stroke. The Honda was 100 lbs heavier but if I had to make the decision
over again I would go Honda again. The Yamie is a nice engine but from my
past experiences with the Honda it should out last any other brand.

As far as oil change.......tilt the motor up place a cut off plastic milk
container and place it under the filter and remove and allow to drain. When
draining the oil have a drain pan handy and there should be no mess.

Now.......after saying all this there is one 2 stroke I would check out
closely and it is the Evinrude E-Tec direct injection engines
http://www.evinrude.com/docs/100/0_US.htm . Just remember a bird in the hand
is better than 2 in the bush. Honda is a proven motor It would be nice to
have 2 or 3 years of history out in front of the Evinrude.



"Dan" wrote in message
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Anyone with experience with Honda's 4 stroke engines. In particular, I am
interested in the 150 - 200 hp engines. Thanks!






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